Individual Counseling
Centering authenticity, joy and connection.
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Individual Counseling with Resident Therapists
The properties of light offers individual counseling services for folks of all ages. Resident & licensed therapists providing services here focus on joining and supporting queer, trans, non-binary, and gender expansive youth, as well as neurodivergent & LGBTQIA+ adults in navigating the path to self-knowledge, acceptance and radical self-love. Our approach to working with youth is client-led and family-collaborative - in individual counseling sessions we offer opportunities for exploration and healing through communication, art, and sensory + imaginative play. We also offer counseling services (and access to the art supplies, fidgets and toys!) for neurodivergent & LGBTQIA+ young adults. Resident therapists who provide individual counseling services receive training and clinical supervision from Rachel Boggan, LCSW and Camille Rudney, LCSW.
Resident Therapists:
Emmin Bickford (they/them), MSW, Supervisee in Social Work - Individual Counseling, ages 4+
evan white (they/them), MSW, Supervisee in Social Work - Individual Counseling, ages 16+
Ruby Tippl (they/them), MSW, Supervisee in Social Work - Individual Counseling, ages 18+
Rachel also offers consultation and training for supervisees, therapists and psychological assessment providers in the community who are interested in building competence in the areas of autistic + neurodivergent centered practices with people of all ages, and nurturing gender euphoria while supporting + affirming the experiences of queer, trans, and non-binary children and adolescents.
The Properties of Light also offers clients a fabulous lending library, which features learning and healing resources for neurodivergent and/or lgbtqia+ folks and their loved ones, resources and materials for therapists-in-training, and stories of neuroqueer + trans resistance & joy for all ages!
Group Counseling with Resident Therapists
Collaborative Consultation + Resource Mapping Sessions with founder, Rachel Boggan, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP, CCTP
Collaborative Consultation + Resource Mapping sessions are another alternative to counseling services, for folks interested in better understanding and respecting their neuro-differences with a focus on self-discovery, self-acceptance and self-love. These client-led sessions are for folks recently identified, folks in the process of exploring and questioning their neuro-differences, and folks diagnosed with adhd and/or autism at any time in their life(and/or their loved ones!), who are looking for an affirming, acceptance based way of understanding their neuro-differences.
Collaborative Consultation + Resource Mapping sessions can provide validation, individualized feedback and space to explore, unlearn, and make new connections through a lens of understanding, acceptance and affirmation. These sessions are also a great way to collaboratively identify resources that may be helpful in the on-going journey of (un)learning and acceptance!